Enveloping Crust vs Harmless Serotine

Sebacina incrustans compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Enveloping Crust is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Enveloping Crust	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sebacinales (Sebacinales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sebacinaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Sebacina	Eptesicus
Species	Sebacina incrustans	Eptesicus innoxius

Conservation Status

Enveloping Crust

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Enveloping Crust	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Enveloping Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.